The Odyssey Research Paper The painting, Circle Pouring Poison, was illustrated by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. In response to the painting, a poem called Circe’s Power, was written by Louise Gluck. In the painting Circe, Pouring Poison, Sir Edward Coley Burne- Jones uses the woman poisoning the flowers to show that humans can change the outside but not the inside. In the poem, Circe’s Power, Louise Gluck uses the same scenes to show that men can be talking out of their world and changed into nice people, but many always go back. In Louise Gluck’s poem, she is “turning people into pigs.” Gluck is unhappy with the way the men are acting, and she want’s them to live a better life. While taking the men out of their world to simplify and sweeten their life, the men are constantly planning how to return to their original life. The tone of the poem can be described as concerning and world weary, which demonstrates the idea that the woman is dissatisfied about the men’s action’s. In the poem, she displays that as humans, our undisciplined lives cause problems for us. Simplicity is important to Louise. In the poem, the main idea is that the men’s undisciplined life cause them problems, and they do not need to complicate things. Louise Gluck was born in New York City in 1943. She was educated at Sarah Lawrence COllege and Columbia University. She has taught at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of Iowa, the …show more content…
While this is going on, there are also large dogs barking at her. The mood of the painting can be described as mischievous, which indicates the idea that we should leave things alone while they are good. In the painting, the lady is trying to change the plant, she’s impatient, and know’s she is doing wrong. All of these details support the theme that we should leave something alone when it is